More on lit. analysis

You need to turn in your outline for credit. If you do not have an outline by Wednesday, June 1, Ms. Gilbert will be calling home. We took notes on how to do the body paragraphs for the lit. analysis paper, read some examples, and had 10 minutes to write our first one.

You also should be finished with the book by Wednesday, June . Have all your journals with you because there will be a quiz.

Homework: Finish the last chapter and write at least one body paragraph.
Toi

Twisting brains

Today in class we began our Lit Analysis paper outline, we chose the topics and started on our outline. We also learned about the third type of brushstrokes, appositives, and we learned how to use them in our sentences. On Tuesday, no school on Monday, we have to have read up to chapter 23 and we have to have our outline done so Mrs. Gilbert can check them in class. We have to make sure that we write down page numbers with our quotes for our outline. We received a worksheet on what Mrs. Gilbert wants in our outline. Today is the seniors last day of school, Congratulations! You guys earned it.

Katherine S May 27, 2005

Themes in Power

May 26, 2005
Advanced Sophomore English
q Read The Power of One for the first 25 min.
q Discussed the book in groups for about 10 min.
q Brainstormed various lessons learned in the book get notes from somebody because we are writing a paper on it
q Went over second brushstroke: adjectives out of order
q Prepare for bellwork for tomorrow: describe a character in three sentences
o One sentence must have a participle
o One must have a adjective out of order
o One must have a simile or metaphor

Hannah B.

Finishing up the persuasive papers

Today we were in C-13 again for the first part of class, to work on our papers. We made some last minute revisions and printed them out. Make sure you get a copy of the rubric. For the second half of class we read someone elses paper and wrote them a letter responding as if we were the editor of a magazine. Tomorrow you need to turn in your final paper with all of the process work. The left side of the class turned in journals 12-18. Tomorrow the other half needs to turn them in.

Read through Chap. 19 tonight.

Ashley J

Today in class we went up to the computer lab for about 45 minutes of class and did our 3rd rough draft for our persuasive paper. Then we went back to class and got back our research papers, and did a punctuation worksheet. We also corrected the front side of the punctuation sheet. Reading tonight is chapter 18 on The Power of One – and we’ll have a journal check. Our final draft is due tomorrow…so make sure it’s done.

By: Erica L :-) haha just kidding

Quiz & Talk Time

Today in class, for the bell work we took a quiz over chapters 10-14. The quiz lasted for around 40 minutes long. We then had a little discussion time with our groups, then as a class. The homework for the weekend is read chapters 15 and 16 only.
By: Tyrice

Quiz & Talk

Today in class, for the bell work we took a quiz over chapters 10-14. The quiz lasted for around 40 minutes long. We then had a little discussion time with our groups, then as a class. The homework for the weekend is read chapters 15 and 16 only.
By: Tyrice

More syntax

Find examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences in the book and discuss why they are effective.

We went over what a participle phrase is and looked at how to use them.

Spent time adding participle sentences and other figurative language in or persuasive papers

Last half an hour was spent reading and journaling

Mario

Time to revise RD #2

1. Read your paper aloud to your group. Write down any suggestions on the paper Mrs. Gilbert passed out on 5-17-05. Tomorrow.

2. Silently revise your paper according to worksheet distributed.

3. Read your revisions to a classmate.

4. Read and journal, and/ or revise your paper

Gabby

Punctuation Patterns

At the beginning of the hour Mrs. Gilbert checked to see if we had some form of our rant essay. We received the Punctuation Pattern Sheet, which is very helpful for our essay. We did a Practice With Sentence Combining worksheet then we went over it together. Then we had about 15 minutes of group discussion time on the book. We received a class schedule for tomorrow with a sentence “tune-up” sheet attached to it.
- Luke Re.

Revising our rants

First, we took out our rants. Then we got in pairs and read each other’s rants. We looked for ways to add diction and imagery mainly. But we also looked for ways to make our rants more effective. (See the handout from Mrs. Gilbert) Rough draft #1 is due on Wednesday

Then at the end of class, we took 20 minutes to read and journal on chapter 11. -- Jeremy

Rants

Today we made a list of things that annoy us and make us angry, we did that for about five minutes. Then we picked one that we could persuade someone to do (or not do) and for the next twenty minutes we “ranted” about that one thing that bugs us the most. We also talked about The Power of One for a while. Over that weekend read chapter nine and ten, and if you didn’t like what you ranted about write another rant for twenty minutes – this will become your “prework” for the persuasive paper.

Hannah P.

Wrapping up loose ends from before research...

First we grabbed the posters we did on Tuesday, and discussed them. Next we chose another group's poster to write about it. Then we got into groups according to which poster we chose, and discused it in our group.
We also shared our masks from TFA and finally we read for the last 10 minutes.

Homework: Read & journal on chapter 8

Colton

The END of the Research Reports!

What we did for 5/11/2005(aka. Doomsday!!)
*did self evaluation
*shared papers
*turned them in
* Middle tables turned in journals
Homework: Read & journal on chapter 7
brittney

Today we talked about our paper that is due tommorow.

She has an outline for how you should turn in your paper and all your prework.

We took an exceptional amount of time working on our works cited pages. Well needed I must say.
We took a quiz over chapters 1-6 of T.P.O.O
AND YOU GET TO BRING FOOD TOMMOROW
We also talked about how to go past recognizing literary techniques and start analyzing them -- we worked in groups to do sample analysis and absent people should copy the notes from one of the posters and turn it in for credit.
Robert

Monday, May 9th

First we got new seats, then we went over research paper conclusions and what the last sentence of the paper should be(there are four typical types of ending sentences, see someone for notes). We then proofread eachother's papers. Homework is to proofread paper backwards one sentence at a time, and read and journal chapter 6. Also bring your works cited page to class tomorrow with corrections made so we can help eachother make sure that it's right. Tomorrow choir people are turning in their journals, and a few other tables according to the new seating chart. Expect a quiz on the book tomorrow too.
Amalia

more diction

q We discussed at the end of class on what we thought about the book so far.
q We took notes on verbs and how to use them in our papers
q We also added diction and new verbs to our paper (get notes from classmate)
q Reading schedule still in effect tonight
q Tell Mrs. Gilbert seating chart requests for tomorrow

Alexa

Transitions & More reading

Get the worksheet from Ms Gilbert and correct the sheet as much as you can, changing words and sentences to make it better (see a classmate for their notes on it)
Discuss the book with group members so far
Homework: read chapter two and journal on it
RD #2 Due tomorrow!
Colton

Beginning the Power of One

Bellwork pick up handout on how to revise paper and add active voice (and cut passive voice)

Started Power of One novel -- Read chp.1 in class, finish the rest for homework, get notes from a classmate

TFA Test & Peer Revision

Today in class our bell work was to find techniques in our paper and underline them in different colors -- see the handout. We took a test over Things Fall Apart. When we turned it in we turned in our journals over chapters 9-24. Then we had a classmate look over our paper and do an evaluation over it -- be sure to turn in the worksheet.

~Veronica